Fountain-pen



(No Model.)

A. REID.

FOUNTAIN PEN.

110. 421,614. Patented Feb. 18, 1890.

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UNITED STATES ADAM REID, OF BUFFALO, NEWV YORK.

FOUNTAIN-PEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 421,614, dated February18, 1890.

Application filed May 13, 1889. Serial No. 310,582- (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known'that I, ADAM REID, of Buffalo, in the county of Erie andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFountain-Pens; and I do hereby declare that the following description ofmy said invention, taken in connection with the accompanying sheet ofdrawings, forms a full, clear, and exact specification, which willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My present invention has general reference to improvements infountain-pens; and it consists, essentially, in the novel and peculiarcombination of parts, and details of construction, as hereinafter firstfully set forth and described, and then pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings already mentioned, Figure 1 is an elevation of afountain-pen having my attachment thereon, parts being shown in sectionto better illustrate the same. Fig. 2 is a similar view slightlymodified.

Like parts are designated by corresponding letters of reference in allthe figures.

The object of this invention is the production of a simple, cheap, andefficient attachment for fountain-pens, to prevent the same from gummingwhen not in use.

It is a well-known fact that fountain-pens as now made have a seriousdefect-=viz., that when the pen has not been in use for some time, theink lodging in the nib of the pen dries-and gums, thus rendering thesame useless until taken apart and thoroughly cleaned, the latter beinga very disagreeable performance.

To remedy these serious defects I construct my device, essentially, of acap or tube B to fit over the lower end of the pen. Near the lowerextremity of this tube is formed a bead d to act as a stop for a cap D,placed upon the outer extremity of said tube, and adapted to close thesame when necessary. \Vithin the tube B, at its lower extremity, isplaced a cone, having at its base a rim 6, to snugly fit the interior ofthe said tube, said cone having at its apex a slotted aperture, the useof which is hereinafter to be described. In the interior of the tube B,above and around the cone E, is placed an absorbent material C, reachingto within a short distance of the upper extremity of the pen proper a,as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

In use the absorbent material or substance is moistened with anysuitable liquid that will not readily dry-such as glycerine-so that whenthe pen is thrust into the tube 13 the nib b and pen a being pushed intothe moistened material, they are kept continually inoist or damp, sothat ink collecting between the nib and pen is prevented from dry ing orgumining.

When through using the pen, the cap D is removed and the point of thepen thrust into the cone and through the slotted aperture in its apex,said aperture acting as a cleaner or wiper to wipe the ink off the pointof the pen when the same is thoroughly cleaned, after which the cap D isreplaced and the pen thrust into the tube B, as above de scribed.

In Fig. 2 I have shown my device without the cap and cone, it being insome cases advantageous to dispense with the same, such constructionbeing an equivalent of the device hereinbefore described and within thescope of my invention.

It will now be observed that the herein-described device may be appliedto other styles of fountain, stylographic, and other reservoirpenswithout change or modification.

The hereinbefore-described device may be 7 produced in vulcanized rubberor gutta percha, and, when suitably ornamented will make a neat andtasty addition to fountainpens, which can be produced at a very lowfigure, and can be attached to all kinds of reservoir-pens withoutmaking the same any more expensive.

The absorbent material or substance heretofore mentioned may consisteither of sponge, cotton=waste, bibulous paper, cloth, or other textilefabric, felt, &c., and can be applied by simply pushing it into the tubeB in suitable quantity.

Heretofore fountain pens have been'made in which a cap having in itsinterior a porous substance or material is used for the purpose ofcleaning and drying the pen. This device has for its object the verycontrary result of that sought to be reached by my device viz., that ofdrying the penso that when same is to be used, the ink will not flowover the same, and the pen has usually to be vio' lently shaken ordipped into ink to cause the ink contained in the pen-fountain to flowover the pen. I do not, therefore, claim a fountain-pen having a capprovided with a porous substance; but desire it to be understood that myinvention consists in a fountain-pen having a moist substance in itscap, whereby the pen proper is kept continuously in a moist state.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure to me by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. Inafountain-pen, the combination, with the holder A, of a tubularcap-piece B, having in its upper end a cone-shaped plug provided in itsapex with a slotted aperture and an absorbent saturated with anon-drying liquid, such as glycerine, and a cap to close said tubularcap on one end, as and for the object set forth.

2. A fountain-pen having a cap provided with an absorbent substancesaturated with a non-drying liquid, such as glycerine, substantially asdescribed, whereby the pen when covered by said cap is kept in a moistcondi- ADAM REID.

Attest:

MICHAEL .T. STARK, WM. 0. STARK.

